Bitcoin price rises as Biden signs cryptocurrency strategy executive order

Crypto investor Karl Runefelt discusses the fundamentals of Bitcoin as the digital currency plunges below $40K amid the war in Ukraine.

Bitcoin is back on the rise after breaking a five-day losing streak on Tuesday.

The cryptocurrency was up 1.78% to $38,544.78 and traded around $41,000 on Wednesday morning.

Bitcoin has a history of volatility and has fallen over 7% since the start of the month and over 16% since the start of the year.

President Biden is expected to sign an executive order on Wednesday outlining a strategy for cryptocurrencies.

Biden’s order provides a 180-day deadline for reports on the “future of money” and the role that cryptocurrencies will play.

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There have been concerns that Russia is using cryptocurrencies to circumvent Western sanctions that have cut Russia off from much of the global economy.

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President Joe Biden and the White House COVID-19 Response Team engage in a virtual call with the National Association of Governors from the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building of the White House complex on Monday, Dec. (Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images/Getty Images)

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Part of the executive order will ask the Department of Justice to look at what is needed to create a digital currency.

An executive order could also help regulators find ways to bring cryptocurrencies under their control.